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Recently I spoke with Aaron Stahl about his journey in entrepreneurship. One of the first things he brought up was the importance of mentoring.

To be a good mentor you need to listen to what the other person has to say. You’re listening to learn what specific problems they’re facing and discovering if you can help them. If you can’t help them you can try to connect them to someone who can help them. Being in that mindset will help you become a good resource to people and a good mentor.

Aaron also learned that entrepreneurs need to start small and grow big. When Aaron was in his early twenties, he started calling on Fortune 100 companies to get them as clients. He wanted to instantly become a millionaire, but that plan didn’t work out. He learned that you have to invest time and energy to grow into success.

Another lesson learned is that if you leave your business for any amount of time you should come back to a business that’s as good or better than when you left. To make that happen you need to only do what you’re best at and hire and train people to do things that you’re not good at.

Listen in!

In this episode we discuss more about mentoring, how to grow your business the RIGHT way and how to empower your employees to collaborate with each other to run a successful business for you.

About The Guest

Aaron got his start in the cost recovery business in 2004 at the age of 22 when he started P3 Waste Consulting. After helping numerous clients save money on their waste expenses the business grew from there to become what it is today. Aaron expects revenue to grow to $4 million in 2020.

Aaron is an expert in the waste and recycling industry and has been the CEO/President of P3 since the beginning.  In his spare time he enjoys flying airplanes and is an instrument rated pilot and certified flight instructor. He also enjoys traveling abroad, hunting, hiking, mountain biking and attempts to surf whenever possible. He is an Eagle Scout, avid Arkansas Razorbacks fan and holds a degree in small business/finance from the University of Arkansas

You can learn more about Aaron on LinkedIn.